Sustainability News at the Department of Design | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/501076/feed News listing en Satu Lähteenoja: ‘Futures thinking and co-design are needed for advancing sustainability transformations' /en/news/satu-lahteenoja-futures-thinking-and-co-design-are-needed-for-advancing-sustainability Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:42:27 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 1107671 at /en In the I claim series Satu Lähteenoja shows that the transition arena method increases the understanding of systemic change among civil servants and decision-makers and helps them to think further into the future. Dissertations Sustainability Department of Design design Research & Art Tummatukkainen nainen tummassa asussa, taustalla kesäinen Otaniemi EmÄ«lija Veselova: ‘We should consider nature as stakeholder in design process’ /en/news/emilija-veselova-we-should-consider-nature-as-stakeholder-in-design-process Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:06:32 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 932126 at /en In our I Claim series EmÄ«lija Veselova talks about how climate change challenges design approach and its human-centered approaches. Design Dissertations Sustainability Department of Design design sustainability Research & Art Nainen tummassa puvussa väitöstilaisuudessa luentosalin edessä Professor İdil Gaziulusoy: ‘Our future visions are not ambitious enough’ /en/news/professor-idil-gaziulusoy-our-future-visions-are-not-ambitious-enough Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:53:54 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 892686 at /en Presenting the new professors: Professor in sustainable design İdil Gaziulusoy Arts and design Careers Design Research Sustainability Department of Design sustainability Appointments Idil Gaziulusoy Aalto University’s pedagogy in textiles studies relies on ‘textile thinking’ /en/news/aalto-universitys-pedagogy-in-textiles-studies-relies-on-textile-thinking Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:28:19 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 841586 at /en "Interwoven - Exploring Materials and Structures" by Professor Maarit Salolainen is a thorough overview of the textile design pedagogy at Aalto University Arts and design Design Materials and natural resources Sustainability Teaching Department of Design clothing design fashion textiles Research & Art University Interwoven-kirjan aukeama kreppisidoksesta. Lab-grown pigments and food by-products: The future of natural textile dyes /en/news/lab-grown-pigments-and-food-by-products-the-future-of-natural-textile-dyes Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:01:20 +0000 Anonymous 796601 at /en As the environmental impact of the fashion and textile industries becomes clearer, the demand and need for sustainable alternatives is growing. One international research group aims to replace toxic synthetic dyes with natural alternatives, ranging from plants to microbes to food waste. Sustainability Materials and natural resources Design Arts and design Research Collaboration Bio Materiality Design research School of Chemical Engineering Department of Design School of Arts, Design and Architecture materials material science Research & Art Woman touching a long-sleeved Marimekko Unikko shirt on display A six-meter wide seaweed installation takes over Finnish shopping centre /en/news/a-six-meter-wide-seaweed-installation-takes-over-finnish-shopping-centre Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:12:56 +0000 Tiina Toivola 261561 at /en Julia Lohmann's globally acknowledged seaweed pavilion is on display around the clock at A Bloc in Otaniemi, Finland. Art and Creative Practices Design Materials and natural resources Sustainability Bio Materiality Contemporary design Critical Design Practices Department of Design Design research Exhibitions art and creative practices radical creativity Campus Research & Art Julia Lohmann's Hidaka Ohmu seaweed pavilion at the A Bloc shopping centre. Photo: Mikko Raskinen Engaging with materiality and colour through biocolourants /en/news/engaging-with-materiality-and-colour-through-biocolourants Fri, 14 Aug 2020 06:55:28 +0000 Enni Grundström 231511 at /en The BioColour project organizes a broad audience event on Monday 17.8, concentrating on different points of view on materiality and colour. Julia Lohmann, designer and Professor of Practice in Aalto University, is one of the project’s researchers and a speaker in the event. Sustainability Materials and natural resources Design Arts and design Research Design research University of Helsinki Julia Lohmann Department of Design Exhibitions School of Arts, Design and Architecture Research & Art University dried seaweed displayed in reds, yellows and greens Designs for a Cooler Planet — Helsinki Design Week 2020 /en/news/designs-for-a-cooler-planet-helsinki-design-week-2020 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 06:00:00 +0000 Tiina Toivola 221436 at /en Helsinki Design Week at Otaniemi showcases inspiring future designs related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Art and Creative Practices Design Sustainability Contemporary design Critical Design Practices Department of Design Design Factory Design research Experimental Design Helsinki Design Week cooler planet design graphic design product design service design spacial design unfolded Research & Art Designs for a Cooler Planet 2020: Race for the Future Metex Award to Ville Piippo /en/news/metex-award-to-ville-piippo Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:07:51 +0000 Enni Grundström 182996 at /en The thesis, in the field of design, focuses on driving ergonomics and sustainable design of an electric motorbike. Innovations Sustainability Design Honoured Research Collaboration Department of Design School of Arts, Design and Architecture sustainability ´Ç±è¾±²Ô²Ôä²â³Ù³Ù±ð±ð³Ù awards research Awards and Recognition Research & Art two men shaking hands